5.6.4. Accessible childcare facilities for students which allow recent mothers to attend university courses

Beirut Arab University (BAU) has recently entered into a strategic partnership with a local nursery to enhance support for both students and staff who are parents. This initiative aligns with the Labor Law, which mandates employers to provide nursery facilities for the children of working women, ensuring they can balance their professional and parental responsibilities more effectively. By establishing this agreement, BAU not only complies with legal requirements but also demonstrates its commitment to fostering a supportive and inclusive environment for working mothers. The collaboration aims to provide a convenient and reliable childcare solution, reflecting BAU's dedication to supporting the well-being and career advancement of its community members.

Beirut Arab University supports students who have children and want to study at the university, in this sense BAU offers an alternative in which an entity close to the university welcomes the children while their parents carry out their studies or work at the university.

Childcare Service is free of charge

BAU wants to provide the best services to its students as well as to the staff that are part of the university, for this reason the service Childcare is free of charged for all university community, in this way students and staff with children can develop in the best possible way. way the activities in the university facilities without worrying about the well-being of your children [1].

Cooperation Agreement Beirut Arab University and Beirut Modern School [1]

Beirut Modern School is committed in a mutual agreement to provide childcare services in its facilities to Beirut Arab University, this service is free of charged only for children of students and university staff [1].

The agreement will be effective from June 12 - 2022, to June 12, 2025 [1].

Beirut Modern School is committed to [1]:

• Welcome the children in their facilities and provide basic studies [1].
• Carry out different activities that promote the development of creativity [1].
• Provide the necessary security for the well-being of children [1].
• Ensure that every child is valued at Beirut Modern School and is given equal opportunities to flourish in all areas of development [1].

Beirut Modern School provide an environment where children feel confident to discover, explore and become lifelong learners. Beirut Modern School believe in healthy and positive professional relationships with parents and we make sure that they are involved in their child’s learning and development [1].

Figure 1. Cooperation Agreement Beirut Arab University and Beirut Modern School, taken from [1]

Beirut Modern School Aim [2]

The aim of Beirut Modern School is to develop self-confident young citizens with active and creative minds, who have a sense of understanding and compassion for others. The objective at BMS is fosters a caring environment and emphasizes the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each learner in an ambient of cooperation and respect for diversified differences and community values [2].

Figure 2. Beirut Modern School Objective – Equity and Diversity, Taken from [2].

Beirut Modern School - Early Childhood [3]

BMS Early Childhood Education provides an intellectually stimulating curriculum that promotes social interaction, high self-esteem, and a strong foundation for excellence in future scholastic achievements. The program is geared towards Social and Emotional development, Language/Mathematics and Science growth thus enhancing your child's capabilities progressively. Having programs in English and French, our Early Childhood Education enables the child's development by expanding his/her potential in the language sector. During our program, we focus on your child's expansion by means of Multiple Intelligence strategies. We consider in intensifying his/her intelligence skills as being primary and fundamental. Moreover, working with the bodily, imaginative, emotional, social and cognitive aspects of each child will increase his/her potential in future accomplishments and developments [3].

Figure 3.Beirut Modern School - Early Childhood, taken from [3]

Beirut Arab University - Mission Statement [4]

The mission at BMS is to develop self-confident young citizens with active and creative minds, who have a sense of understanding and compassion for others. The focus at BMS is on the whole child. By working on an integrated and diversified curriculum that reaches across all age levels, we encourage students to meet academic challenges with openness, enthusiasm and willingness in order to reach their fullest potential as independent thinkers. B.M.S. respects the individual needs of each child. It fosters a caring environment and emphasizes the social, emotional, physical and intellectual development of each learner in an atmosphere of cooperation and respect for diversified differences and community values [4].

Figure 4. Beirut Arab University - Mission Statement, taken from [4]

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